Sentences with phrase «with irresistible grace»

May the Lord draw you to himself with an irresistible grace this day.

Not exact matches

The Calvinists on the other hand have their particular bias, precedence, of man having no inherent - free - will capacity to accept or reject God's call / drawing, commands, instructions, teachings, promises and gifts that they interpret John 6:25 - 71 with — which interpretation is consistent with their precedence and consistent with their ideas of unconditional election and irresistible grace.

If, for example, evil has been defeated from the very outset, and human history has already been secured by God in election, does this not render history a mere process by which God can effect the inevitable triumph of his grace, with human beings little more than the passive beneficiaries of his boundless and irresistible good will and grace?

Here's the longer answer: If limited atonement (or better: definite atonement, particular redemption) and irresistible grace are properly defined, in accordance with what I think the Bible teaches, then these form the foundationfor my confidence and motivation for gospel ministry rather than in any way counting against it.

Haeckel, having been born again through his encounter with Darwin, suggests the epistemology of those stalwart members of the culture of faith, the romantic poets, who thought of themselves as sensitive reeds through whom the metaphysical truth of things pulsed like irresistible grace.

Reprinted with permission from The Yummy Mummy Kitchen: 100 Effortless and Irresistible Recipes to Nourish Your Family with Style and Grace © 2013 by Marina Delio.